Wainscoting.



No. 653,25l. Patented luly I0, |900.

v. -LAHAlL WAINSCOTING.

(Application led Feb. 23, 1900.) (No Model.)

Wimesses: nl Wie-Zar im lnvenfor @Y "E L" @Mforneys VICTOR LAI-IAIE, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

WAINSCOTING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,251, dated July 10, 1900. i'

Application lecl February 23, 1900. Serial No. 6,202. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.- f

Be it known that I, Vieron LAHAIE, a sub ject of IIer Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, residing at vthe city and district of Mond treal, Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wainscoting and the Like; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the construction of floors, wainscoting, stairs, dac., of the kind known as inlaid; and its object is to provide an article of this character which is simple and durable in construction and can be manufactured' at a moderate cost. t

To these ends the invention consists in a flooring, wainscoting, dto., constructed substantially as hereinafter illustrated and described, and defined in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts, Figure lis an elevation, partly in section and broken, showing a section of looringor wainscoting constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 of a modified form. Fig. 4. is a vertical section thereof. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. l of a further modification. Fig. 6 is a cross-section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

In Fig. l of the drawings, A represents a section of flooring or wainscoting, which may be of any usual or preferred shape and size and of any desired style of wood. The section is made up of a series of boards @,which are preferably united by the usual tongueand-groove joint. A plurality of orifices or holes are bored through the section A from end to end,said holes passing transversely through the boards a, and in and through these holes is threaded the wire a', preferably of copper. The ends of the Wire are bent over or clenched into a groove a2, formed at each end of the section, in which groove lies the section of wire leading from one hole to the other. By means of this construction it is evident that the boards of the section will be rmly and securely fastened together, preventing any tendency to warp or shrink. Moreover, the boards being already bound together, floors, wainscots, ceilings, dre., can be readily and quickly built by comparatively unskilled workmen. Y

The modification shown in Fig. 3 is similar in all respects to that shown in Fig. l, except that the strands of wire are not run so closely together and the boards are made up of separate pieces of wood of different kinds or colors, forming what is known as inlaid or mosaic flooring.

The form shown in Fig. 5 is similar in all respects to that shown in Fig. l, excepting as to proportions. In this form the size shown is that best adapted for use on stairways, halls, and other contracted quarters.

WhileIhave herein shown a preferred form of carrying my invention into effect, yet I do not desire to limit myself to such preferred details of construction, but claim the right to use any and all modiiications thereof which will serve to carry into effect the objects to be attained by this invention in so far as such modications and changes may fall within the spirit and scope of my said invention.

I claim-- A rigid flooring, wainscoting, or the like, comprising a series'of members arranged edgewise in abutting relation, in a common plane, and each member interlocked by tongue-and-groove joints with adjacent niembers, the end members being provided with the grooves in their exposed edges, and each of the members provided with a series of openings in registration with like openings.

of the other members, and a continuous, pliable metallic binder threaded through said openings of the members and clenched at its ends within the exposed grooves, said binder serving to draw all the members tightly together into rm and interlocking relation, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have h'ereuntoset my hand in the presence of two witnesses. v

VICTOR LAI-IAIE. Witnesses:

J. A. MARION, Jos. J. ONEILL.. 

